Chapter 28: Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Seeing Mountains as Mountains, Seeing Water as Water

Ye Liyan finally couldn’t resist Shen Yian’s overbearing hands and carefully took the jade flute.

Shen Yian could also see that the silly girl really liked the jade flute.

After chatting for a bit, he directly stated his purpose for coming.

Jinxiu and Jinlian were overjoyed upon hearing this and almost jumped up, thinking they could finally go out and have some fun!

After quickly packing up, the group bid farewell to Ye Tiance and boarded the horse-drawn carriage, heading towards the north gate.

Ye Tiance stood at the door, laughing and waving goodbye to the carriage.

“Ah, being young is really great. When you get old, you’ll be too lazy to move, sigh.”

“Master, the Duke of Anguo has invited you to play chess with him this afternoon,” Afu reminded him from the side.

“Play chess? Tell him to come find me, I’m too lazy to go to his place.”

Afu smiled and replied, “Yes, Master.”

The carriage slowly exited the north gate and traveled east for over ten miles, arriving at a riverbank.

Due to last night’s rain, the water level had risen, and the river’s flow had become slightly turbulent.

The banks of the river were covered with green grass, with a few bright purple flowers hidden among them, and from time to time the chirping of birds could be heard from the woods.

After unloading the carriage, Shen Yian stretched his shoulders and took a deep breath, closing his eyes slightly. An invisible aura began to swirl around him, lifting up flowers and pebbles.

Jinxiu and Jinlian, being ordinary people, couldn’t see the underlying principles and only felt that Shen Yian’s figure had suddenly become blurry, as if he was about to merge with the surroundings.

Ye Liyan, unlike Cheng Hai, could see that Shen Yian had entered a state of self-meditation.

Ordinary warriors might not be able to achieve this state even once in their lifetime.

The insights gained from this state would be extremely beneficial to the individual.

It was clear that Shen Yian’s talent was extraordinary, as he could enter this state with just a deep breath.

“Miss... what’s wrong with the young master? Why is he standing still and not moving?” Jinlian asked, slightly frightened.

“Shh, don’t disturb the young master.”

Ye Liyan frowned, stretched out her jade finger to her lips, and spoke in an extremely serious tone.

The two girls quickly stood still, not daring to make a sound, as they had never seen their mistress’s face so solemn.

Cheng Hai didn’t waste any words, lightly drawing his sword and standing guard at the outer perimeter. If anyone dared to disturb the young master today, they would die!

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yian suddenly opened his eyes, and his dark pupils reflected the mountains and rivers. The flowers and pebbles lifted by the aura fell to the ground, and an invisible wave of energy quickly swept across the riverbank.

Cheng Hai took a large stride forward, holding his long sword horizontally in front of his chest to help the three girls resist the wave of energy.

Had the young master entered the Divine Wandering realm?!

Under the influence of this wave of energy, Cheng Hai felt that every cell in his body was trembling.

My intention was... to check his pulse, why did he need... to undress.

It is against the customs to see the body of His Highness before I get married.

But why do I feel eager to try it? !

No, no, no, Liyan, you can’t think like that, or you’ll die of shame!

She was fuming... yeah, she was really fuming!

Not the imaginary kind of fuming, but the silly girl’s head was actually emitting a wisp of white steam.

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”

Shen Yian quickly put the back of his hand on the silly girl’s forehead and asked anxiously.

“Y-young master... Liyan just meant to... to check your pulse... no, no...” Ye Liyan’s brain was getting more and more muddled as she tried to explain.

Oh no, oh no, the young master must have really misunderstood.

“Cough, cough, I was actually talking about taking my pulse too.” Shen Yian’s face turned red as he shamelessly explained.

It seemed that the silly girl couldn’t handle the speed.

Next time, he would definitely be more careful.

“Is that so... did Liyan misunderstand the young master?”

“Wow, Miss is really too cute!” Jinlian excitedly jumped up and down, holding Jinxiu’s arm.

“Miss is indeed very cute.” Jinxiu dryly coughed, feeling that Miss changed into a different person every time she encountered the young master.

Her gaze shifted to Cheng Hai, who was setting up a grill on the side, and she pulled Jinlian’s small hand: “Lian’er, let’s go help Brother Cheng.”

“Okay, okay!”

The grill was set up, and wood and charcoal were added. Cheng Hai skillfully fanned the flames, his movements no less proficient than a master griller from his previous life.

Someone might ask, how could a captain of the palace guard be so skilled at grilling?

Cheng Hai attributed it to the young master’s training!

(Shen Yian: This king just wants them to develop in all aspects of morality, art, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor. When they go out, at least they have a skill to rely on)

“Please get me some more charcoal, thank you.”

“Okay, Brother Cheng!” Jinxiu, who had been on standby, nodded in response.

“Wow! What a beautiful butterfly!”

Jinlian let go of her nature and happily chased a white butterfly among the flowers.

“Lian’er! Don’t run around!”

“Got it! Sister Xiu!”

By the riverbank, two small stools were set up side by side, with two fishing rods slightly bent, and two figures sat quietly, blending into the surroundings.